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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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