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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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