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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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