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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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