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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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