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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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