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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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