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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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