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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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