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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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