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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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