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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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