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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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