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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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