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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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