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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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