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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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