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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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