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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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