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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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