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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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