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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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