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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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