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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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