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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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