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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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