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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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