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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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