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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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