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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key 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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