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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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