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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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