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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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