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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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