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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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