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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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