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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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