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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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