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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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