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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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