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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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