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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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