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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to 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. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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