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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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