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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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