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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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