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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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