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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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