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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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