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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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