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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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