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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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