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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important 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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