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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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