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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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