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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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