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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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