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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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