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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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