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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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