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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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