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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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