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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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