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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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