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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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