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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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