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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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