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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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