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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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