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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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