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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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