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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key 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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