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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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