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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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