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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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