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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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