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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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