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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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