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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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