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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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