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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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