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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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