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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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