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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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