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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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