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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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