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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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