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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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