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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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