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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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