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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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