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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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