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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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