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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of 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. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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