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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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