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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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