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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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