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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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