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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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