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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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