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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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