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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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