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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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