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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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