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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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