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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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