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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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