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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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