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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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