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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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