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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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