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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes 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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