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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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