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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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