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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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