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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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