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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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