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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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