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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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