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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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