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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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