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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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