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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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