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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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