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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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