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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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