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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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