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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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