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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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