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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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