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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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