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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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