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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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