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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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