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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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