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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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