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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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