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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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