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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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