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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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