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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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