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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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