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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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