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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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