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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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