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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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