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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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