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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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