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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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