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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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