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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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