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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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