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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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