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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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