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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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