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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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