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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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