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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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