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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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