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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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