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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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