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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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