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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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