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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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