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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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