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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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