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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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