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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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