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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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