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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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