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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources