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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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