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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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