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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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