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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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