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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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