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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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