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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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