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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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