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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key 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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