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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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