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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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