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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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