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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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