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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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