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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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