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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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