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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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