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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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