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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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