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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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