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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always 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 dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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