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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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