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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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