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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers 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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