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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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