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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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