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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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