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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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