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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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