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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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