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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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