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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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