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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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