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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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