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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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