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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education