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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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