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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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