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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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