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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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