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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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