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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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