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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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