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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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