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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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