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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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