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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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