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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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