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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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