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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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