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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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