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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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