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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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