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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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