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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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