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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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