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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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