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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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