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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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