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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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