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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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