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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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