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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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