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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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