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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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