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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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