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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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