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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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