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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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