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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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