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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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