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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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