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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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