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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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