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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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