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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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