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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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