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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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