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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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