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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses 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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