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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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