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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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