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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education 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 made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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