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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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