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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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