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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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