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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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