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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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