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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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