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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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