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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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