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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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