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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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