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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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