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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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