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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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