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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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