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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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