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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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