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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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