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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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