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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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