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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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