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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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