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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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