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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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