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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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