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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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