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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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