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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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