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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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