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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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