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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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