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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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