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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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