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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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