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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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