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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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