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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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