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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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