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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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