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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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