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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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