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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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