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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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