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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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