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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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