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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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