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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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