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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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