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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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