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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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