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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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