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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies 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 stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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