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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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