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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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