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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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