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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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