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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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