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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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