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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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