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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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