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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how 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 offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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