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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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