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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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