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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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