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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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