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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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