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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key 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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