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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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