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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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