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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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