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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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