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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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