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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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