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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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