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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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