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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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