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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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