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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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