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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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