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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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