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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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