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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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