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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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