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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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