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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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