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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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