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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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