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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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