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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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