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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. 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 massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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