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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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