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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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