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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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