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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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