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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important 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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