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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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