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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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