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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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