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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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