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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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