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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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