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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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