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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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