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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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