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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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