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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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