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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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