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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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