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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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