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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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