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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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