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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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