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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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