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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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