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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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