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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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