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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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