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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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