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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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