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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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