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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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