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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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