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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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