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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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