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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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