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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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