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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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