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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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