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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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