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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key 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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