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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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