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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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