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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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