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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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