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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the 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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