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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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