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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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