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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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