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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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