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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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