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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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