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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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