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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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