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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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