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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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