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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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