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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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