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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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