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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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