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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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