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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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