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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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