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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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