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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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