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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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