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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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