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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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