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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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