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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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