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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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