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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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