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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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