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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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