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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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