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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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