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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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