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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes 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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