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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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