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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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