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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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