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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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