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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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