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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education