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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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