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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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