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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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