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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. 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. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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