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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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