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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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