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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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