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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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