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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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