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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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