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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers 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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