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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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