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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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