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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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