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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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