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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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