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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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