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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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