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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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