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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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