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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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