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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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