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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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