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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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