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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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