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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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