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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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