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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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