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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews 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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