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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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