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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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