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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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