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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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