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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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