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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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