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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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