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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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