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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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