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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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