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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses 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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