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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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