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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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