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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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