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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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