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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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