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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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