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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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