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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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