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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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