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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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