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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important 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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