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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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