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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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