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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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