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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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