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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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