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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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