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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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