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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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