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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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