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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. 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 online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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