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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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