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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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