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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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