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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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