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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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