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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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