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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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