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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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