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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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