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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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