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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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