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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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