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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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