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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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