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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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