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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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