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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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