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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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