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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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