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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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