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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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