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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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