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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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