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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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