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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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